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WASHINGTON — Fort Benning, Fort Hood and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are the
hardest hit posts in the Army's plan to significantly cut its force, losing more
than 9,000 jobs between them.

On Thursday, the Army released more details about its plans to eliminate 40,000
active-duty military positions, leaving a force of about 450,000. About 17,000 civilian
jobs will also be cut. While some reductions will be through attrition, soldiers
and civilians will lose their jobs, Army Director of Force Management Brig. Gen.
Randy George said during a press briefing at the Pentagon.

The cuts are due to the Budget Control Act of 2011, which aimed to reduce defense
spending. If there is another round of automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration,
the Army would be forced to reduce their ranks by an additional 30,000 soldiers.

The Army must give 90 days' notice to Congress about any bases facing cuts of more
than 1,000, and there is the possibility that Congress would make changes to the
plan.

George would not say how he thought the cuts would affect the Army's readiness to
respond to threats, but said further reductions would constitute a "significant
risk."

"I think everyone would agree these are tough cuts," he said.

Georgia will be the second-most affected state, behind Texas, with 4,349 soldiers
cut from Fort Benning and Fort Stewart.

"I am demanding answers from the Department of Defense on how they are justifying
these troop cuts in Georgia," Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia, said in a statement
after learning of the planned reductions. "We cannot afford to reduce our military
readiness at a time when the threats to our security here at home and throughout
the world are growing at an alarming rate."

Fort Benning's losses were due in large part to an Army decision to convert the
3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division to a smaller battalion task force. The
Army also plans to restructure the 4th Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division at
Elmendorf-Richardson into a battalion task force.

"Along with thousands of Alaskans, I find this decision devastating, far beyond
what it means to our state economy but what it also means to America's defense,"
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said in a statement. She said the cuts in her state
jeopardize "our military capability and stretch in the Pacific at a time when
we don't want to weaken our strength in that region."

Critics agree that the cuts would leave America unable to respond appropriately
to international threats.

"Any conceivable strategic rationale for this cut to Army end-strength has
been overturned by the events of the last few years from the rise of ISIL, Russia's
invasion of Ukraine, the Ebola crisis, and more," Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona,
said in a released statement.

But some Democrats blamed Republicans for the cuts.

"Sequestration and the Budget Control Act, which are responsible for slashing
the defense budget, exist because the Republican party held our economy hostage
and threatened to default on our loans," said Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington,
ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Sue Walitsky, a spokeswoman for Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, told the Baltimore
Sun that the spending caps should be lifted.

"All of our federal agencies, military included, need certainty and reasonable
budgets that enable them to carry out their missions on behalf of the American people
and not yearly budget gimmicks," she wrote in an email before the cuts were
detailed. Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland will lose 126 soldiers, or 5 percent
of its current personnel.

For some states, Thursday's announcement came as a relief.

The Army had considered eliminating two brigade combat teams and the 25th Infantry
Division headquarters at Schofield Barracks, which would have meant the departure
of nearly 16,000 soldiers, according to a report in the Honolulu Advertiser. Instead,
only 1,214 soldiers will be cut.

"The Army reiterated the importance of the Pacific today when announcing the
impacts of their force structure realignment and the impacts on Hawaii," said
U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

"Through our collective efforts we have been able to protect the vast majority
of the soldiers here in Hawaii," said U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, a member of the
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. "... We are relieved that the worst-case
scenario did not occur."

Army cuts by bases

The list of bases — alphabetical by state — with troop reductions and the percentage of current personnel levels